Does it also include land borders?? Someone commented on another post, he only got stamped in for 30 days today (15th of July) he didn't say what time of day it was, maybe it was before the 4pm start 🤔

Speak to the Thai tourist police first, you might need the assistance of a lawyer/solicitor to help recover the money, see what there advice is, if you would have paid with a debit or credit card, you could have spoken to them and got a charge back, for a payment of services not received, as far as I'm aware any legitimate business would only ever ask for a deposit anyway, not the full amount.

@Cole ********

the METV has a 6 months validation period, if you want to get 8 or 9 months out of it, you need to do a border bounce just before the expiry date, along with a 30 day extension at your local immigration office.

There is a use by/expiry date on a METV, what is it??

In reality, most expats especially those that live in Thailand on a modest government pension, unless forced into it by making it a requirement for a visa extension for example, simply won't do anything, and just stay under the radar so to speak.

@Ralph ******

it depends on the Immigration office, some require a TM 30 to be filed for a 30 day extension, and some don't bother, I find it very strange how requirements from one immigration office to another can vary, it's the same with land and transport offices.

@Ralph ******

you visit the immigration office that you want to do the extension at, and ask for a list of requirements for a 30 day extension, if you submit all the required documents it will get approved, the only problem I've heard of people having, is if the accommodation your staying in hasn't registered a TM30.

@Martin ********

you said 31 to 60 days requires a tourist visa, I said if arriving on a 30 day visa exempt, and then extending at your local immigration office, for a further 30 days, it is not the same thing, a 60 day tourist visa you buy in advance, and upon your arrival in Thailand you get stamped in for 60 days, and can if you so wish, extend that for a further 30 days 🤷

@Martin ********

American passport holders can just arrive and get stamped in for 30 days visa exempt, and then visit their local immigration office and get a 30 day extension.

@Dennis ********

I have struggled a bit myself in the past with the Thai e-visa website, it's not the best, I've learnt a few tricks now tho, a relative of mine said he was having problems uploading photos to the E-visa site with his iPhone, he said he thought it would be easier because all the jpeg photos of the required documents was on his phone, but he said he couldn't achieve it, I suggested uploading the jpeg photos to his laptop, and try that, he contacted me the day after to say all done, his visa got approved at the London embassy in a few days 😅